A&S Conference Travel Fund

Objectives of the Fund

The College of Arts & Sciences Conference Travel Fund supports faculty and graduate student travel to professional conferences for the dissemination of research, scholarship, and creative work. The fund recognizes the value of conference participation in advancing disciplinary knowledge, fostering professional networks, and developing collaborative opportunities. Given limited resources, awards are distributed with a commitment to equity and to supporting as many applicants as possible.

Faculty Eligibility & Process

  • $1,000 per faculty member (tenure track or instructional).
  • Limited to one trip per fiscal year (July 1-June 30).
  • Faculty with designated start-up funds for conference travel are ineligible.
  • Funding requires an active role at the conference (e.g. presenting, chairing, organizing), not attendance alone.
  • Faculty must be actively engaged in teaching, service and/or research or on FFL.

Faculty should contact their Department Chair for approval of funding. 

Graduate Student Eligibility, Process and Deadlines

  • Registered in a College of Arts & Sciences graduate program.
  • $500 per graduate student.
  • Limited to one trip per fiscal year (July 1-June 30).
  • Funding requires presenting at the conference, not attendance alone.

Graduate Students must complete the Graduate Conference Travel Funding form. Following the application deadline, A&S will communicate funding decisions to the graduate chair and finance contact. Graduate chairs will notify students of the outcomes. No requests will be considered outside of the funding cycle. Abstracts do not need to be accepted prior to the deadline.

Deadlines

  • July 1 (for travel starting in September, October or November)
  • October 1 (for travel starting in December, January or February)
  • January 2 (for travel starting in March, April, or May)
  • March 1 (for travel starting in June, July or August)

Other Travel Funding

Faculty and graduate students are encouraged to pursue additional funding sources, as A&S support is unlikely to cover the full cost of travel.

Faculty

  1. Departmental funding – some departments may have funds set aside for travel.
  2. Global Travel Fund

Graduate Students

  1. Departmental funding – some departments may have funds set aside for travel.
  2. Graduate Student Senate Travel Awards 
  3. Conference travel funds – numerous societies have funds available for graduate student travel; please check with the conference you are attending.